ral and maxillofacial surgery is the surgical specialty that includes the diagnosis, surgical treatment and related care of a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries, defects and aesthetic aspects of the mouth, teeth, jaws, face, head and neck. It is an internationally recognized surgical specialty.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are trained to treat and care for patients who experience such conditions as problem wisdom teeth, facial pain and misaligned jaws. They treat accident victims suffering facial injuries, offer reconstructive and dental implant surgery and care for patients with tumors, cysts and developmental craniofacial abnormalities of the jaws/face and functional and aesthetic conditions of the maxillofacial areas.